Vinci

Overview

A restartable closed-expander-cycle LH2/LOX upper-stage engine developed for Ariane 6, enabling multiple burns for complex mission profiles.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• PowersAriane 6
• Uses propellantLH2 / LOX

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• ArianespaceArianespace SA

  Ariane and Vega launch-vehicle families — user's manuals and mission data.

• ESAEuropean Space Agency

  European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.